Annual North End Library Book Sale Saturday, May 30th, 2015 ***Rain or Shine*** 10:00am – 2:00pm North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street Paperbacks: $1.00 Hardcovers: $2.00
Month: May 2015
Obituary: Angelo Indrisano of Melrose & Boston’s North End
Angelo Indrisano of Melrose and formerly of Boston’s North End on May 23, 2015. Beloved son of the late Olimpio and Anna Marie (Micarone) Indrisano. Loving husband of Jacqueline Anne (DesRoches) Indrisano. Cherished father of Michael Angelo Indrisano of Melrose. Dear brother of Ralph of Wakefield, Joseph of Worcester and the late Victor and William. Read More…
Neighborhood Photo: It Says Paul Revere House Right Here
Tourists with maps are a common site along the Freedom Trail in Boston’s North End. In today’s photo, Tom Tighe finds this little girl getting an early start on her mapping skills. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a sentence (or more) telling us about Read More…
Summer 2015 North End Italian Feasts & Processions Schedule
Summer 2015 North End Italian Processions & Feasts June 7, 2015 – Santa Maria Di Anzano 2:00 pm Procession only Starts at St. Leonard Church, Hanover & Prince Streets AnzanoBoston.com June 14, 2015 – Saint Anthony of Padua 2:00 pm Procession only Starts at St. Leonard Church, Hanover & Prince Streets 5:00pm Blessing of the Read More…
“Ben Cotto” at Licensing Board for Pizzeria at Former Circle Pizza and 1-800-Flowers Site
The Boston Licensing Board appears set to approve a beer and wine license for Warren Mustacchio‘s new pizza shop, Ben Cotto, at 361 Hanover Street, according to an update at Universal Hub. The location on the corner of Fleet Street is where Circle Pizza operated for over 50 years until the year 2000. The site was more recently Read More…
Why I Won’t Be Submitting a Formal Proposal for City Hall Plaza
Sure. I have some feelings about Boston’s City Hall Plaza. I like parks and I like outdoor activities, concerts and World Cup celebrations. I like a good City celebration as much as the next guy, but I can’t stand City Hall Plaza and I won’t be happy until every square foot from Congress to Cambridge, Read More…
Notable News: Tecce’s Wins $8.5 Million, Acting Coach Gilardi, Rosso B. Closes, $4 billion Garage Makeover
Catch up on all the North End / Waterfront happenings in this week’s Notable News post! Joe Tecce’s Restaurant wins $8.5 million for Big Dig disruptions The Big Dig took the North End neighborhood by storm with heavy amounts of construction. Joe Tecce’s Restaurant claims that business decreased 50% and sued the Commonwealth in 2004. Tecce’s filed for Read More…
NEMPAC Summer Soiree Fundraiser on the Prado, Thursday June 4th
Please join The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) for a Summer Soirée on Thursday, June 4th from 6 to 9 pm. Under the tree canopy in the Prado, join neighbors, arts lovers and our supporters for an evening of music, food and drinks! We are excited to host this event on the doorstep of the Read More…
Lucic Meets His Match at North End Shop
Boston Bruin and North End resident, Milan Lucic, visited the Boston Barber and Tattoo Co. this week and had three tattoos done in one night! Enjoy these photos of Milan under the tattoo gun of artist Lauchie MacDonald. With several Boston Bruin players living in the neighborhood, they are always supporting local causes and businesses. We covered Read More…
Paul Revere’s Ride – A Shadow Play [Video]
Noah’s New Americans, the colonial youth history club at the Noah Webster House in West Hartford, Connecticut, presented their shadow play, Paul Revere’s Ride written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860 at Old North Church on May 20, 2015. Shadow plays are an ancient entertainment art form in existence for at least 2000 years, beginning Read More…
Mayor’s Column: Imagine Boston 2030
Dear Fellow Boston Residents: Last week, I announced Imagine Boston 2030, the first citywide planning process in 50 years. It will be a two-year planning process to create a roadmap for success leading up to Boston’s 400th birthday. Boston is a city of neighborhoods and, more importantly, a city of neighbors who care and look Read More…
North End Groups Collaborate on Education, Entertainment and Youth Health
On Monday evening May 18th, the Nazzaro Center, North End Against Drugs and North End Waterfront Health all came together at the center for a true community collaboration. Traditionally, the Nazzaro Dance Program holds their year-end recital as a table setter for North End Against Drugs to select and present their yearly scholarship awards to North End students enrolled in Read More…